Core Insights - Northern Lights Resources Corp. has initiated exploration at the Pup Project in Yukon, Canada, focusing on the Petal Zone and two other copper targets, Gismo and Finn [1][2] Exploration Details - The exploration activities will include ground magnetic surveying, soil geochemical sampling, prospecting, hand trenching, and sample collection for thin section analyses [1] - The Petal Zone is characterized by a significant copper soil anomaly measuring approximately 850 meters long and up to 400 meters wide, with copper values reaching up to 2,962.9 ppm [3] - Initial exploration will prioritize the Petal Zone, which has previously yielded high-grade grab samples with copper content up to 3.799% [2][7] Geological Context - The Petal Zone is underlain by quartz-biotite-chlorite schist, possibly indicating a dioritic intrusive, in contact with a quartz-sericite-limonite unit [7] - The Gismo Zone, located 2 kilometers northeast of Petal, has rock sample values of up to 201.3 ppb gold and 643.2 ppm copper, while the Finn Zone, 1.5 kilometers southwest of Petal, has shown copper values up to 3,082 ppm [8] Project Overview - The Pup Project consists of 64 quartz claims covering approximately 1,300 hectares and is situated within the mineral-rich Yukon Tanana Terrane [14] - The project is accessible via rough dirt roads leading to two active placer gold mines, located about 10 kilometers west of Dawson City [14]
Northern Lights Commences Exploration at the Pup Project
Thenewswire·2025-10-02 11:00